Mainz 2009 – Schmitt: ‘I suffer vicariously with Anand’

The organiser of the Chess Classic, which begins on July 27 in Mainz, Germany, is a self-professed “dinosaur”. Hans-Walter Schmitt has been staging the massive event since 1994. In that year he met a young chess star from India, Vishy Anand, from which grew a deep and warm friendship. The following interview with “HWS” contains some rare insights and startling revelations. Must read.

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